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NBCUniversal launches channels on TVPlayer
NBCUniversal International Networks has launched its portfolio of UK channels on the TVPlayer platform. General…
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AMC gives Cottrell expanded role
AMC Networks International has promoted Louise Cottrell to SVP of affiliate sales with an expanded…
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Fox Networks Group secures 20th Century Fox content for Nordics
Fox Networks Group has signed a new multi-year deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution…
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Markíza taps Hybrid for HbbTV interactive ads
Slovakian commercial broadcaster Markíza Group has launched interactive commercial advertising based on the HbbTV platform….
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Disney may make Murdoch CEO if Fox deal goes through
The Walt Disney Company is giving serious thought to appointing James Murdoch as its next…
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CSA chief calls for ‘European Hulu’
European media groups needs to come together to create something like a “European Hulu”, according…
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Telecom Italia closes in on Mediaset deal
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed that it is in talks with Mediaset about a new…
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ProSiebenSat.1 reorganises, brings digital and TV together
ProSiebenSat.1 is to reorganise its business into three pillars encompassing entertainment, content production and global…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires majority stake in social advertising outfit Esome
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is acquiring a majority in Esome advertising technologies, a social-advertising provider in German-speaking…
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Ampere: Champions League the ‘most valued sports competition’
The UEFA Champions League is the sports competition that viewers are most willing to pay…
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Insight TV makes key appointments
UHD TV broadcaster and producer Insight TV has named Robert Gold as VP of distribution…
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Pubcasters offering more European films than commercial players
Films produced in Europe made up 28% of films broadcast by a sample of TV…
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TF1 backs ‘media-for-equity’ startup initiative
French broadcaster TF1 has teamed up with investment outfit RAISE Ventures to launch a new…
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Disney resumes Fox takeover talks – report
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly reopened talks with Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox…
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France Télévisions chief gives shape to cost-cutting plan
France Télévisions boss Delphine Ernotte plans to cut 180 posts as part of a cost-saving…
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DNA adds new HD channels to cable offering
Finnish telco and pay TV operator DNA has added two HD channels to its cable…
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EBU and ESPN Media Distribution team up for indoor athletics
Public broadcasters’ organisation the EBU and ESPN Media Distribution have struck a deal with the…
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Discovery restructures EMEA team
Discovery Communications is changing the structure of its EMEA business, after naming Susanna Dinnage as…
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Lines in the sand
Rebecca Hawkes assesses the changing face of pay TV broadcasting in the MENA region at…
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Kwesé right now
Econet Media’s president and CEO, Joseph Hundah, discusses this year’s launch of Kwesé TV and…
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Mediaset hails European court ruling in cloud DVR case
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that making copies of TV programmes available via…
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Viacom int’l COO switch with Tolosa in new role
Viacom International Media Networks has named a new COO, as current incumbent Jose Tolosa moves…
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MTG launches US$30m gaming investment fund
Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched a US$30 million investment fund, targeting minority investments in…
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NBCU appoints new International Studios boss
Jeff Wachtel is relocating from LA to London to become the replacement for Michael Edelstein…
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Turner heads for the cloud with AWS
Turner is tapping Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider and is migrating…
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Trace on track
With the recent launch of streaming service Trace Play and the forthcoming launch of an…
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Disney parks chief key contender for CEO post
Bob Chapek, chairman of Parks and Resorts at Disney, is emerging as the most likely…
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RTS names craft and design winners
The UK Royal Television Society has announced the winners of its Craft and Design Awards…
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Quintuple-play now dominating Spanish pay TV
Pay TV revenues in Spain increased by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of the…
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Mediaset’s share rise on Vivendi deal speculation
Mediaset’s shares rose on Friday as speculation mounted that the Italian’s broadcaster was close to…